Agenda and minutes

To note the attendance at this meeting of any duly appointed Reserve Members.

Reserve Members may attend meetings:-

(i)                 to take the place of an ordinary Member for whom they are a reserve;

(ii)               where the ordinary Member will be absent for the whole of the meeting; and

(iii)             the meeting notes at the start of the meeting at the item ‘Reserves’ that the Reserve Member is or will be attending as a reserve;

(iv)              if a Reserve Member whose intention to attend has been noted arrives after the commencement of the meeting, then that Reserve Member can only act as a Member from the start of the next item of business on the agenda after his/her arrival.

RESOLVED:  To note the attendance at this meeting of the following duly appointed Reserve Member:-

To agree requests to speak from Councillors who are not Members of the Committee, in accordance with Committee Procedure 4.1.

RESOLVED: That, in accordance with Committee Procedure Rule 4.1, the following Councillors, who were not Members of the Committee, be allowed to speak on the agenda items indicated:

[Note:  Subsequently, items 1/04 and 1/05 were deferred, and Councillor John Cowan did not speak].

To receive declarations of personal or prejudicial interests, arising from business to be transacted at this meeting, from:

(a)               all Members of the Committee, Sub Committee, Panel or Forum;

(b)               all other Members present in any part of the room or chamber.

RESOLVED:  To note the following declarations of interest made by Members present relating to business to be transacted at this meeting:

(i)            Planning Applications 1/04 - Government Buildings, Honeypot Lane, Stanmore and 1/05 – Land adj. Edgware Brook and Whitchurch Lane, Honeypot Lane, Stanmore

            Councillor John Cowan, who was not a member of the Committee, declared a personal interest in the above related items arising from the fact that he was a member of the Canons Park Residents’ Association (CAPRA).

(a)  To consider whether any item included on the agenda should be considered with the press and public excluded because it contains confidential information as defined in the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended);

(b)  to receive the addendum sheets and to note any applications which are recommended for deferral or have been withdrawn from the agenda by the applicant.

RESOLVED:  That (1) in accordance with the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985, the following item be admitted late to the meeting by virtue of the special circumstances and grounds for urgency stated below:

(2) all items be considered with the press and public present with the exception of the following item for the reasons set out below:

That it be agreed that the Chair be given authority to sign the minutes of the meeting held on 14 March 2007 as a correct record once they have been printed in the Council Bound Minute Volume.

RESOLVED: That the Chairman be given authority to sign the minutes of the meeting held on 14 March 2007 as a correct record once they have been printed in the Council Bound Minute Volume, subject to the following amendment:

Minute 57 – Right of Members to Speak

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To receive questions (if any) from local residents/organisations under the provisions of Committee Procedure Rule 19 (Part 4B of the Constitution).

RESOLVED:  To note that no public questions were put at the meeting under the provisions of Committee Procedure Rule 19.

To receive petitions (if any) submitted by members of the public/Councillors.

RESOLVED: To note receipt of the following petitions, which were referred to the Head of Planning for consideration:

(i)                   Petition objecting to the amended plans submitted by Berkeley Urban Renaissance for the Government Building Site at Honeypot Lane

Councillor John Cowan presented the above petition, which had been signed by 13 members of CAPRA.

(ii)                 Petition protesting about plans to build on St George’s playing field

Councillor Asad Omar presented the above petition, which had been signed by 113 people

[Note:  The petition at (ii) above had also been presented to the Cabinet meeting held on 15 March 2007].

To receive deputations (if any) under the provisions of Committee Procedure Rule 17 (Part 4B) of the Constitution.

RESOLVED:  To note that no deputations were received at the meeting under the provisions of Committee Procedure Rule 17.

To receive references from Council and any other Committees or Panels (if any).

RESOLVED:  To note that there were no references from Council or other Committees received at this meeting.

To confirm whether representations are to be received, under Committee Procedure Rule 18 (Part 4B of the Constitution), from objectors and applicants regarding planning applications on the agenda.

RESOLVED:  That, in accordance with the provisions of Committee Procedure Rule 18 (Part 4B of the Constitution), representations be received in respect of items 1/03A, 1/03B and 1/04 on the list of planning applications.

[Note:  Subsequently, item 1/03B was withdrawn and item 1/04 was deferred, and representations were not therefore received in respect of these items].

Report of the Head of Planning - circulated separately.

RESOLVED:  That authority be given to the Head of Planning to issue the decision notices in respect of the applications considered, as set out in the schedule attached to these minutes.

Report of the Head of Planning – for information.

The Committee received a report of the Head of Planning which listed those appeals being dealt with and those awaiting decision.

RESOLVED:  That the report be noted.

Report of the Director of Planning.

The Committee received a report of the Director of Planning Services, which sought agreement to a revised scheme of delegations.  A revised version of the Schedule at Appendix (iii) to the report, was tabled.  The Director of Planning Services advised that the revised version corrected typographical errors.

A Member suggested that it would be helpful if the Schedule included an explanation of the powers delegated by the Council to the planning committees, and the authority under which the Committees delegated authority to officers.

Members were of the view that the document should be called a “Scheme” rather than a “Schedule”, and agreed that the revised version should be submitted to the next meeting of the Development Management Committee, to enable both planning committees to consider the proposed revisions to the Scheme.

RESOLVED: That (1) the revised Schedule of Delegations tabled at the meeting be amended to incorporate an explanation of the delegated powers;

(2)  the document be titled “Scheme of Delegation”;

(3)  the revised Scheme of Delegation, amended in accordance with the comments set out above, be agreed;

(4)  the revised Scheme of Delegation be presented to the next meeting of the Development Management Committee.

Report of the Director of Legal and Governance Services.

The Committee received a confidential report of the Director of Legal and Governance Services in this regard.

RESOLVED:  That the Section 52 Agreement dated 2 December 1983 between the Greater London Council Harrow Council and Cardinal Homes Limited by discharged on completion of the easement referred to in the report of the Director of Legal and Governance Services.

To arrange dates for Member site visits that have been agreed during the course of the meeting (if any).

RESOLVED:  To note that there were no Member site visits to be arranged.